usnic acid

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usnic acid [′əs·nik ′as·əd]

(biochemistry)

C₁₈H₁₆O₇Yellow crystals, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether, melts about 198°C; found in lichens; used as an antibiotic. Also known as usninic acid.

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No references found			Usnea , a common lichen, is especially rich in a powerful antibacterial bitter called usnic acid (also usinic acid). Afraid of Anthrax? Strengthen Your Immune System by Susun Weed / Health, general community There is a group of organisms in kombucha that contain usnic acid, which has shown possibilities of being responsible for the antibiotic activity that kombucha provides. Kombucha Can Help One Detox and Boost the Immune System by Darrell Miller / Food/cooking/nutrition community barbata-extract and usnic acid were the most active compounds, especially in anaerobic bacteria. Screening of plant extracts for antimicrobial activity against ... by Weckesser, S.; Engel, K.; Simon-Haarhaus, B.; Wittmer, A.; Pelz, K.; Schempp, C.M. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology			Ushtobe Ushuaia Ushumun Usievich, Elena Usievich, Elena Feliksovna Usievich, Grigorii Usievich, Grigorii Aleksandrovich USIM using agency Usinsk Usipetes Usk Usk, Thomas Uskoks Üsküdar USL Uslar Pietri, Arturo Uslar, Petr Uslar, Petr Karlovich Usman Usman Dan Fodio Usman Iusupov Usman Iusupovich Iusupov Usmoshvets, Ian Usneaceae usnic acid usninic acid USO USOC Usogorsk Usole UsolE-Sibirskoe Usolka Usov, Mikhail Usov, Mikhail Antonovich Usov, Sergei Usov, Sergei Alekseevich USP USP acid test Uspallata Uspallata Pass Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk Uspekhi Khimii Uspekhi Matematicheskikh Nauk Uspekhi Sovremennoi Biologii Uspenka Uspenskii Cathedral Uspenskii, Evgenii Uspenskii, Evgenii Evgenevich Uspenskii, Fedor Uspenskii, Fedor Ivanovich			USNCO USNCSDB USNCTAM USNCVA USND USNDA USNDC USNDH USNDS USNDT Usnea Usnea Usnea barbata Usneaceae Usneaceae USNEI Usneine Usneine USNF USNF USNFS USNFSA USNG USNGS USNGTA USNH USNI Usnic Usnic usnic acid Usninic acid Usninic acid USNIP USNJ USNL USNLCC USNLM USNLO USNM USNMAS USNMC USNMF USNMFCU USNMFS USNMR USNMTG USNO USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog USNO-B1.0 USNOAA USNOC USNODC USNOF USNOFS USNORTHCOM

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